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Everton new-boy James Rodriguez believes the Premier League club are ready to end their 25-year trophy drought.
James joined the Merseysiders from Real Madrid on Monday as the Colombia midfielder reunited with Toffees manager Carlo Ancelotti.
The 29-year-old, who previously worked with Ancelotti at Real and Bayern Munich, is the most high-profile of the manager’s close-season signings and his arrival has raised expectations at Goodison Park.
Having won La Liga and Champions League titles with Real and enjoyed domestic success in Munich, James believes Everton can lift major silverware for the first time since the 1995 FA Cup.
“Why not? It is a club that means business,” James told a press conference on Thursday. “There are a lot of serious-minded people at the club at all levels who mean to achieve and that means winning trophies.
“That won’t happen overnight but I have seen real positive signs we can make progress. I think trophies are more than a possibility.
“I am the sort of person that always wants to achieve more and more in my career and my life.” Rodriguez arrived on Merseyside to a huge fanfare, with the club projecting his image onto buildings in Colombia, New York and Miami Beach, in addition to Goodison Park and the Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool.—AP
